Welshpool Business Centre, 42 Broad Street, Welshpool, SY21 7RR Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/0645/LBC - LBC Under Consultation

Proposal

Conversion of buildings into 4no. apartments Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 11 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 7 Nov 2026, from Powys's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 5

81 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 37 Broad Street, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 80 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Cadw ↗
Welshpool conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Special area of conservation about 267 m away: Montgomery Canal
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 267 m away: Montgomery Canal.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £150,000 in October 2025. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

3 October 2025£150,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
16 May 2023£130,000Semi-detached house. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area358 m² (3,853 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 124)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Powys
Application type
LBC
Postcode
SY21 7RR
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Welshpool Castle
Parish
Welshpool
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 103, past the statutory target. 46% of changes of use in Powys are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 10347 days past the 56-day target
19%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Powys in the last twelve months, from validation. Powys decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.